New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-30
THE LIBERAL VANDERBIT.rs
Defeating A HOSPITAL AND A CLINIC

bilt Clinic were formally opened yesterday. TIM.
making a substantial addition to the deb ybos
| the art Of medicine and the cause of humanity a.
| ready owe to the munItieence and pablo spirit a,
| the Vanderbilt family. The Sloane Maternity Ho.
| ptal was erected and equipped at toe expense =,
! William d. Sloane, soa-in-law eff William H. Van
derbit Mrs. Sloane has pledged herself to dcfrav
all the expense Of maintaining il during her i,s-
time The Vanderbilt Clinic has been erected and
endowed by Mr.. Vanderoilt's four sons. Corneliu,
William K, Frederick W. aud George w. Wander.
| bt, az memorial to their father.
The opening exercises began at 3 O'Clock in tia
lecture-room OF the college. which WAS completely
| filled with an audience which included many ne,
| and women socially and otherwise dIstingui shed
Dr. Dalton, president of the college. presided. and
with him sat all the members of the faculty of ths
| college and the doctors and professors connected
with the Maternity Hospital and the Clinic Among
others present were the Rev Dr. john Hail Mr..
and Mrs. Corne ius Vanderbilt Mr.. and Mrs Fred
erck w. Vanderbilt. Chauncey NJ D,pew. DIR
Fordyce Barker, Colonel and Mrs. Elicit f. shep.
ard, Mrs. Morris X Jcsup. Mrs. Henry n. Alexander
Mrs. David Eggleson, Mrs. Charles Laner. Mrs.
| Malcolm Graham, the Rev. DR.. " llliam NJ Taylor
! Dr. l.. A. Sayre and Professor K. Ogden Doremus
| The exercises opened with prayer By the Rev De
| Hall Then in brief but felIcitous speech con-
tainmg graceful tributes 10 he douCrs Of tho
Maternity Hospital and Clinic DIR. Dalton intro.
duced Professor T. Galllard Thomas who delivered
the opening address.
THE GROWTH AND PROGRESS OF MEDICINE
Professor Thomas. WAC was warmly appauded
both at the opening aud conclusion Of his address,
bat especially the l9tter traced the growth aud
progress of medicine from the earliest time. lie
then continued in part:
time than has that whose vsaries are assemb ed IA til,
as 81. sG.g aI Nor Is @V n So
deeply Interested Tor truly mas II been sad:
"A good physician SIX lied our wounds 10 hal
Is more than armies to TIC pubic veal
Medicine as art has existed since tie eays ~ pro-rAs
Which have since eIsp,e lille was done aai
century than 300 the art 'ei Dnt
lived ~ Innate communign wa 50 a. ~ ost
and shsvelings lived in the BRAN. o. q'et nsr,
and and s Ss oar .fa nut tie ms 4 f rsa '' a
good Since that time have been ae Tor plo,nssd
tOrpor by rapty Of progress waei must meet Ae de-
mands ~ lie mo,i sNG.ns catc l ,t InS an &
claimed hat no otaer OF art has left Ord n iAs
i Just now pointed out the inf hence "mce
steam and e.solr.clty have eHer.ei ap'a IT, J1,
propusive influence ecided ron he estaol, cent
srcuan Of Of" the ' b"i IS The great Fngi an VILLAIN
given standpoint Tor bis lever he woli the world
which dloine ara aal award
sTFAM AND vACCINATI N COMPARED.
hero boldly and tlou hesitation declare the beet that
nation and discovery anestesa surpass Ia tho
ben hccnce Of their results even steam and eecrc Ani
this these major factors % DO clam ma IT.
~ u many minor ones Which wouli yJu fecf u give
up. with all its manifold Advantages, all
its blessings and influence u9on uvhz@
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cove.y Of vaccination ~ tie lmnor a Jenner
DFMONsIRAIIvF RATHER THAN THEORETICAL.
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done euol IA To = IN LAYING claim the ute I
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tie olcn time which mgit have been c~ei " fhecr rtc1l
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talked about tn OF the deep structures o. tie We
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larynN disspatel by the aryu. scope canals w's
tuuneIled !or TIE adm i,ioa o, light specul. and Al
chemistry the scope would Pronounce suatcly
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tie
And I re Inre. no prophets power TO declare
tnc Er our as ln so<r pulling Rttu,y. WHAT
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know iaIs into in.gulncdnc- when compared with
shall, usi know. within
century. All hoaOr re house 81 Wander
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medicine under srostcg ucOt tAan tio gi,a inch
alrcd'r owed 10 &, Ia
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exhibition ~ generosity ana casriiy which /,
orally know. Before The Uoust Of the great
male ~ Van erDiit hat entered his mad
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willing lie ouidone CoOt works even
bv her husband a.,umed for lifetime the cutie
expenditure attendant tho WORKING O ms magazine
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LAY beHeHt To luton 10 'uc cry.
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